I'd love to post more frequently on this channel because I have WAY too many ideas! To make the possible, I've started a Patreon. If you join, you'll get get 2 exclusive videos a month, access to the Discord server, and more: https://www.patreon.com/imautisticnowwhat 🐌 If you want to learn more about the Patreon & Discord community, I have a video tour! 🐌: https://youtu.be/ClgG_9J9cTE πŸ’›WATCH NEXTπŸ’›: Does TikTok Think You're Autistic?: https://youtu.be/3mXB-xF78_M The Best Theory of Autism you've probably NEVER heard of...: https://youtu.be/3mBbOOzhoGQ And we had a 'secret' mid-week video this week!: https://youtu.be/7WkRHnYuY3A πŸ“Ή My Videos mentioned πŸ“Ή: The Theory of Monotropism.: https://youtu.be/3mBbOOzhoGQ πŸ“’ Sources πŸ“’: DSM-5 Criteria: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html Mental health issues emerge with shifts in autism traits across childhood: https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/mental-health-issues-emerge-with-shifts-in-autism-traits-across-childhood/?utm_source=Spectrum+Newsletters&utm_campaign=16b4ab58d2-DAILY+20230927+WEDNESDAY+%28SEVERITY%29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_529db1161f-16b4ab58d2-169149038 Changes in the severity of autism symptom domains are related to mental health challenges during middle childhood: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37691349/ ABA Therapy Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/applied-behavior-analysis Screams, Slaps, and Love: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistoryproject/archive/screams-slaps-and-love-a-surprising-shocking-treatment-helps-far-gone-mental-cripples-1965/ SOME GENERALIZATION AND FOLLOW-UP MEASURES ON AUTISTIC CHILDREN IN BEHAVIOR THERAPY: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310815/ Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3571656/ Restricted and Repetitive Behaviour in Persons with Autism (Ages 0-18): An Integrative Review of Treatment Related to Occupational Therapy: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320436478_Restricted_and_Repetitive_Behaviour_in_Persons_with_Autism_Ages_0-18_An_Integrative_Review_of_Treatment_Related_to_Occupational_Therapy Reduction of restricted repetitive behavior by environmental enrichment: Potential neurobiological mechanisms: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763423002609#:~:text=The%20few%20studies%20examining%20neurobiological,plasticity%20within%20basal%20ganglia%20nuclei. β€œIt feels like holding back something you need to say”: Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults accounts of sensory experiences and stimming: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1750946721001392 Preventing burnout: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/autistic-burnout πŸ‘€ Apparently I have Instagram Now... πŸ‘€ https://www.instagram.com/imautisticnowwhat/ 00:00 When did you stop stimming? 05:29 Why are autistic children mentally ill? 09:05 Stimming MAKES you anxious?? 11:20 The disgusting history of ABA 15:50 How we're STILL Hurting Autistic children 18:20 Autistic children are ZOO animals? 19:20 Why you SHOULD stim 21:10 We're all in ABA Therapy? 25:39 The BEST autism theory πŸ“– *Books I'd Recommend about Autism πŸ“– : Aspergirls by Rudy Simone: https://amzn.to/3xSZ6Mg Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry): https://amzn.to/40fKx2m Unmasking Autism by Devon Price: https://amzn.to/3LhMV3j *These are affiliate links. The channel will receive a small commission if you buy anything on Amazon after clicking through with this link. There's no extra cost to you; any money will go towards putting out more content. I'd love to post twice a week and put more time into research for these videos. Thank you so much - I really appreciate every like and comment! DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.